as in surname
a woman's last name before she is married
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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Recent Examples of maiden name
Finlay was her mother's maiden name, and the surname for her famous grandmother, Marjorie Finlay.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Mary, then known by her maiden name Mary Godwin, was only 18 and still recovering from the loss of her first child.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Two years later, Wilson legally changed her name and gender, choosing to take her mother’s maiden name.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The choice to use her mother’s maiden name was both personal tribute and strategic positioning.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2025
Mary, then known by her maiden name Mary Godwin, was only 18 and still recovering from the loss of her first child.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Two years later, Wilson legally changed her name and gender, choosing to take her mother’s maiden name.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The choice to use her mother’s maiden name was both personal tribute and strategic positioning.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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Beatrice and Eugenie's children do not have royal titles and use their fathers' surnames, reflecting their parents' wishes to raise them largely outside formal royal life.—
Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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James competed on American Idol season 18 in 2020, originally under the name Sophia Wackerman before changing her surname at the prompting of the judges.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers are looking to become baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century, as the Blue Jays hope to win their first World Series title since 1993.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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After his 21 goals had helped steer John Mousinho’s side to the League One title the previous season, Bishop reported for pre-season in high spirits and in peak physical shape ahead of his first campaign in the Championship.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their name has not yet been released by officials.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The star, whose birth name was Windham Rotunda, was himself a third-generation wrestler, as the son of Mike and the grandson of Blackjack Mulligan.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her strategically manipulative style of play on the series earned her the nickname Black Widow, a moniker that also followed her on other reality show appearances, such as on The Traitors 2 and Deal or No Deal Island 2.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the nickname in Jets lore lives on.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Famously, the original title of Annie Hall was Anhedonia (meaning an inability to experience pleasure), but was changed to reflect Keaton’s dominant presence (and her actual family name, Hall).—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Oct. 2025
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Beckham, a marketeer to her core and fully aware of the power of the family name, offered deeply personal stories to go with each fragrance.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Many White evangelicals are hostile to non-White immigration and belong to denominations that condemn homosexuality.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The events intentionally cross denominations, Landry said, including Menonites, Lutherans, Catholics, Jews, Episcopalians, United Methodists, and Disciples of Christ.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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She was given the middle name to honor her grandmother.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hailie Jade honored her father by lending Em’s first name, Marshall, to her baby boy’s middle name.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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The elegant new stations have cocktail bars named Mary Mary, apparently in reference to Henry Flagler’s first and third wives, who had the same first name.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Elham asked to be identified by her first name due to security concerns, as did other Iranians in the country who spoke with CNN.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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